Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17

most eppreciative reader Of other mems books and
poems and talks admirably of all good writings
suaded to speak, even to his dearest intimates
FULL OF DAYS AND HONOR.
Although always somewhat Of an invalid,
through chronic predisposition to headache
Whittier bears his years lightly. He husbands bus
strength 80 carefully that in outward appearances
erai thousand years aeoW.His eye was not aim nor
his natural strength abatedn The only indications
approaching age that he can specify are indispo
st1On TO great exertiOn and occasional ability to
trinity is unnoticeabte In his conversation, how
a0a f be- n gs that
mental storms and equally destructive Gains
which hasten the final end with some men he Is en-
mental industry and self-cOntrOl. The sinner
light" which he has always sought sheds Its efful-
gence steadily over and about him now. Cheer
his own words
And 90 beside the silent ~
1wait the mufiled oar
And all his friends win reply In chorus
Long may he wait"
He led the way into his large, square reception
room, half library, half parlor, and motioned the
whre a big oak sbutt" ey,dent,y cut rom the
growth on Oak Knoll, warmed the room ana suR-
gested scenes from the poets ''Snow Bound"
THE QUAKER Posr's DRESS.
Mf. Whittier's step Is quick and arm, and save
might easily be taken for man Of sixty. He wears
q long, black Prince Albert coat with wide black
velvet collar, that comes down In front nearly to
his waist, allowing view OF his black waistcoat,
tie. piece Of silk tape is around bus neck and
serves a. . guard for his watch, carried in his
f e * Rs
gray WOODEN stockings and roomy pepper and salt
trousers make up his wearing apparel He wears
q FULL white beard and no mustache.
HE TALKS TO TIE CORRESPONDENT
81 must tell them am not well" said he. "Men
at my time Of life cannot expect to be very active
i miss my old days Of exercise very much. A little
walk makes me weary now, so have 10 lie down
and rest still have no pain to complain OF, and
Do you have much companyf was ss ss ss,s me-
alone Except my good and friends DO
not care TO see many people now. great many
nice people come here-school teachers, editors
literary people, and foreign tOur1sts--and veX me
school teacher from soston@a one young PV WOMAN
called one day and spent all the afternoon in ask.
ing me about how wrote Maud Muller told
name at first and kept singing in my head until
gave It name ana put Il on paper Then she
whom had known, and IL the Judge lived in
Amesbury, and what his name was. She was ter
ribly surprised when told her all the char acters
She told me she should never IKE the poem so wen
after what had said. After that she asked me
how my Ideas came TO me; II dreamed Them or
how or why he thinks. l could tell her nothing
about II. fear she was disappointed"
AN ENGLISH sNoB TURNS BACK
"DO you have many callers like herr"
"Yes, more than care to see, and many that
are worse and who are not half 30 sincere One day
an English tourist came down to Amesbury to see
me. My home was not over two minutes walk
from the depot, but he took q carriage and rode up
TO the gate. When he dismounted and the driver
TIM hfnrp hn lrs<,ly
home and said he did not care TOO zee me, he
probably fancied lived In style, IKE Tennyson.
There Sen r no display here and wouldmake none
"wnat do most Of your visitors ASK you
late is an International copyright. have never
studied the subject at all l am not money get.
ter. I write because want TO. or to please my
ssaD DO Sp 70
ask me about politics and what should advise =.
ons Ss ssn sni cont
wreng, and wrote against It a. felt The men
and women who worked with me In Lhezause are
Al gone now, and have not kept up with the
times"
THE OLD nANs PAvonrrn.
"Of flowers like hollyhocks and pansdea They
are pretty, simple, and old abandoned. OF friends
like those who can remember tho old days and
IKE to talk about them"
'D0 you read much?"
"Yea; but do not read book through. I take
1t up e dyspeptic man doee his dinner. and pick
little here and there q suits me. look over .
new book In this way Tor day or two, until other
new ones come in. and then the girl takes it up
stairs and DO not 80 after IT. This = my practice
with the run Of b0OkA. OF courso, when new edi-
ton OF work by an old friend. or the LIE Of one
OF my former associates. comes in, / read It more
carefully. The life Of L0ngfellow has been great
delight 70 me- I md the life Of Lincoln, In the
Csnla,y, fun Of Interest. It rsirsshes my Old
STILL WRITING LITTLE
writing anvthfuo
"Not much; not much. have some verses In
preparation for the Aaasstc: that Is all worth
mentioning. am too old to write as / used to do.
There Is no use In letting the world know about IT,
Think
ayca think Tsnnyson has hurt his reputation
II do not tell thee %. People AK me that ques-
ton OFTEN. Tennyson must Judge for himself. DO
not pass censure upon him."
DEAR FRIENDS 10 CONGRATULATE Hn.
The post spoke Of his approaching birthday with
pleasure. He knew all about what his friends in
tended TO do II was vefy kind OF James Russell
Lowell and John Boyle O'Reilly and senator Hoar
other friends 70 remember him. ne was shankfuI
the propossd celebration Of aWhitsiers DAY. In
the Boston schoolA He always loved children. II
on his birthday he would fsel his ife was hun Of
hApplneeA Il hope 70 live to zee tho whittier
Memorial which they want 70 issue IN book
fc 20. 80 ns and then YIN wait e 60 car.
nsar1y rum ItAank God have Mved = Ioag.'
the great Theodore Parker, when utsseing Tn
ps e V ;Sa e ;s sSSs. VINO Re GS s:
,ss,aassss M y fso Pssd .Iesd i'd ,s ngn
taon."-Bossos G0sstss